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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Union Minister of State for Health, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar presents India’s national statement on combating Anti-Microbial Resistance  at Third Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance
"India prioritizing development and implementation of State Action Plans for Containment of AMR across sectors is a best practice that can be emulated by other countries"
“India’s National Action Plan for containment of AMR focuses on an integrated One Health approach and involves coordination at the state, national and international level”
“Government of India has identified Anti-Microbial Resistance  as a key priority in its National Health Policy, 2017. We have taken series of initiatives which strive to build systems to counter AMR holistically". This was stated by Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Dr. Bharti Pravin Pawar in India’s national statement on combating Anti-Microbial Resistance at the Third Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance at Muscat, Oman.
Speaking on the occasion, MoS Health elucidated that India’s example of prioritizing the development and implementation of State Action Plans for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance to ensure effective containment of AMR across sectors at this cutting-edge level, is a best practice that can be further discussed and emulated by other countries.
Dr. Pawar elaborated that India’s National Action Plan for containment of AMR  was officially released on 19th April 2017. The Delhi Declaration on AMR, which is an inter-ministerial consensus, was signed at the launch of NAP-AMR, by the ministers of the concerned ministries pledging their whole-hearted support in AMR containment.
MoS Health emphasized that “The National Action Plan for containment of AMR focuses on an integrated One Health approach and involves coordination among various sectors at the state, national and international level”.
Furthermore, MoS Health said National Action Plan for containment of AMR serves to leverage the strengths of various institutions such as National Center for Disease Control, Indian Council Medical Research to coordinate AMR surveillance lab networks, monitor antimicrobial consumption in health facilities, strengthen infection prevention and control, and promote antimicrobial stewardship to optimize use of antimicrobials. Food safety is monitored by The Food Safety Standards Authority of India. Similarly, Indian Network for Fisheries and Animal Antimicrobial Resistance monitor AMR in the animal sector.
The Minister concluded her speech urging all governments and partners to collaborate at the international, national and sub-national levels to tackle the development challenge posed by AMR as one family in consonance with the motto of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ of India’s upcoming G20 presidency.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Union Minister Dr. Ramdas Athawale addresses the Press in Bhubaneswar
Stresses on promoting inter-caste marriage
Urges state for cooperation to stop cases of atrocities
Inter-caste marriages need to be promoted on higher scale to bring equality in the society, said Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Ramdas Athawale while addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar on Monday.
Dr. Athawale said that the ministry through Dr. Ambedkar Foundation is providing Rs 2.5 lakh for inter-caste marriages while the Odisha Government too has a similar scheme, but there is a need to promote it on a higher scale.
He said that in 2020-21, 1,847 inter-caste marriages were registered in Odisha which rose to 2428 in 2021-22.
Providing data on the cases of atrocities in the state, the minister said that Odisha has registered 2,828 cases of atrocities in 2020-21 and 2,768 cases during 2021-22. “The Center and the state need to work in coordination to stop the cases of atrocities,” Dr Athawale stressed.
Talking about the status of Divyangas, elderly and widows, the minister said that in Odisha, around 20 lakh Divyangs, elderly and widows are receiving pensions worth Rs 500 a month. “We need to increase the amount of pension for the beneficiaries,” he said.
Dr. Athawale also provided data on various central sector schemes and their status of implementation in the state. As per data, under PM Jan-Dhan Yojana, 46.25 crore accounts have been opened across the nation while in Odisha, 1 crore 91 lakh 20 thousand accounts have been opened so far.
Similarly, under PM Mudra Yojana, 36.33 crore people have so far been benefited, while in Odisha, the number of beneficiaries stands at 2 crore 45 lakh 50 thousand. In PM Ujjwala Yojana, 52 lakh 94 thousands beneficiaries have got cooking gas connection in Odisha.
Under PM Awas Yojana , 62.22 lakh people have got houses across the nation, while in Odisha, 1 lakh 8 thousand benefited. 2 crore 40 lakh 36 thousand people have got pucca houses in the country under PM Awas , while in Odisha, the number stands at 18 lakhs.
Earlier today, the Minister reviewed implementation of various central schemes of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in the state with senior Government officials.
SM/SSP
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Cabinet approves waiver of interest of Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for waiver of interest of Rs.7.59 crore on Government of India loans of Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited , as on 31st March, 2005 in addition to the ‘Waiver of penal interest and interest on interest up to 31st March, 2005’ that was earlier approved by the CCEA in March, 2006 under the rehabilitation package for HOCL.
As this is almost 10 years old case, the interest amount of Rs.7.59 crore has already been written off in the books of accounts of the Government and HOCL and the interest amount involved is not substantial. It would be expedient at this stage to regularise the waiver of interest of Rs.7.59 crore on GoI loans as on 31st March, 2005. Ex-post facto approval will also enable HOCL to settle the pending CAG audit observation in the matter.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 318
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 123 crore landmark milestone
More than 70 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 123 Crore landmark milestone  today. More than 70 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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|
Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
10383676
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
9483658
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
18378605
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
16476680
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
457232462
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
221233510
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
184400201
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
119760067
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
115482233
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
78737057
|
|
Cumulative 1st dose administered
|
|
785877177
|
|
Cumulative 2nd dose administered
|
|
445690972
|
|
Total
|
|
1231568149
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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|
Date: 29th November, 2021 
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
131
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
10132
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
228
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
16338
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
1504454
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
3527506
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
354002
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
963805
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
226238
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
482292
|
|
1st Dose Administered in Total
|
|
2085053
|
|
2nd Dose Administered in Total
|
|
5000073
|
|
Total
|
|
7085126
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people of Jharkhand on their Statehood Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people of Jharkhand on their Statehood Day.
The Prime Minister said, "झारखंड के स्थापना दिवस पर राज्य के सभी निवासियों को मेरी हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। इस अवसर पर मैं यहां के सभी लोगों के सुख, समृद्धि और उत्तम स्वास्थ्य की कामना करता हूं।",
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Shri Bhupender Yadav attends BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting 2022
Discussions held on Promoting Green Jobs for Sustainable Development; Developing Skills for Resilient Recovery; and Protecting Workers’ Right in New Forms of Employment
Climate change is necessitating a shift towards more sustainable development and green jobs : Shri Bhupender Yadav
BRICS Labour & Employment Ministerial Declaration adopted
The Union Minister for Labour & Employment, Shri Bhupender Yadav attended the BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting today held under the Chinese Presidency. The Ministers of the member countries viz. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa participated in the meeting. Discussions were held on three priority issues, namely, Promoting Green Jobs for Sustainable Development; Developing Skills for Resilient Recovery; and Protecting Workers’ Right in New Forms of Employment.
During the session on discussion among BRICS Ministers, Shri Bhupender Yadav elucidated the steps taken by India to provide relief to workers during the pandemic. Shri Yadav highlighted various initiatives taken towards providing free ration, enhancing the number of days of assured employment under MNREGA, collateral free loans provided to 2.9 million street vendors to help them resume their businesses under PMSVANidhi Yojana during the pandemic.
As regards the priority issues discussed in the meeting, the Minister said that Climate change is necessitating a shift towards more sustainable development and green jobs. He further informed that a Sector Council for Green Jobs has been set up in India to develop strategy and implement programs for Skill development in green sector. The variety of Decentralized Renewable Energy livelihood opportunities which are being developed in India, including myriad solutions like solar dryer, biomass powered cold storage/chiller, were also enunciated. In addition, the Minister also stressed upon the measures taken to harness the potential of Blue Economy and Agro-Forestry in India.
Various skill development initiatives undertaken by the Government were also highlighted by the Minister during the meeting. Further, various steps such as e-Shram Portal, conducting of All India Surveys of Migrant Workers and Domestic Workers taken by the Government of India towards welfare of informal sector workers were also highlighted.
The Minister also informed about the legislative initiatives taken by India such as the Code on Social Security, 2020, which defines the new forms of workers i.e. gig and platform workers and the steps taken to provide social security benefits to such workers were also emphasized.
One of the significant outcomes of the aforesaid meeting was the adoption of the BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers’ Declaration. The Declaration recognized the need for promoting green jobs for sustainable development, strengthening of cooperation in skills development and; protection of workers’ rights in new forms of employment.
Click here for BRICS Labour & Employment Ministerial Declaration
Ministry of Power
Ministry of Power implements significant schemes to increase energy efficiency
India’s per capita electricity consumption was 1255 kWh in 2021-22, which is around one-third of the global average of per capita electricity consumption. The Government of India, through Bureau of Energy Efficiency , has implemented schemes that help in increasing energy efficiency, such as Standards and Label  Programme, Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All , Street Lighting National Programme , Building Energy Efficiency, Agriculture and Municipal Demand Side Management.
As per the the Generation Expansion Planning studies carried out by the Central Electricity Authority  for 2029-30, the share of non-fossil fuel based generation capacity in the total installed capacity of the Country is likely to increase from around 42% as on Oct, 2022 to more than 64% by 2029-30. This would reduce the dependence on fossil fuel in electricity generation and promote alternative sources of power like solar and wind. Further, the following steps have been taken to promote renewable power in the country:
- Permitting Foreign Direct Investment  up to 100 percent under the automatic route.
- Waiver of Inter State Transmission System  charges for inter-State sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025.
- Declaration of a trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation  up to the year 2029-30.
- Setting up of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale.
- Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan , Solar Rooftop Phase II, 12000 Mega Watt  Central Public Sector Undertaking  Scheme Phase II, etc.
- Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power.
- Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar Photovoltaic  and Wind Projects.
- Notification of Promoting Renewable Energy through Green Energy Open Access Rules 2022.
- Launch of Green Term Ahead Market  to facilitate sale of Renewable Energy Power through exchanges.
This information was given by Shri R.K Singh, Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Dr. Harsh Vardhan: MMR declined by 8 points in one year; India on track to achieve MMR targets for SDG
Nearly 2000 additional pregnant women saved annually
11 States achieve National Health Policy target of MMR 100/ lakh live births
“Maternal Mortality Ratio  of India has declined by 8 points in one year as per the latest Special Bulletin on MMR released by the Registrar General of India. This decline is important as it translates to nearly 2000 additional pregnant women saved annually”. This was stated by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, today.
The Union Health Minister further added that the MMR has declined from 130/ lakh live births in 2014-16 to 122/ lakh live births in 2015-17 . “With this persistent decline, India is on track to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal  target for reducing MMR by 2025, five years ahead of timeline of 2030”, he underlined.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan also congratulated the 11 States who have achieved the ambitious target of MMR of 100/lakh Live Births by 2020 set under the National Health Policy 2017. These states are Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Telangana, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Karnataka and Haryana. The most important feature of this bulletin is that MMR for the States of Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have been published independently for the first time. A total of seven States, namely Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana have shown a decline in MMR that is greater than or equal to the national average of 6.2%.
Further highlighting the driving factors for the significant and laudable achievements, Dr Harsh Vardhan stated that this has been possible in view of the gains made in institutional deliveries and focused approach towards High Priority Districts and inter-sectoral action to reach the most marginalized and vulnerable population. Focus on quality and coverage of health services through public health initiatives under the National Health Mission such as Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan, Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram and Janani Suraksha Yojana have contributed to this decline, he stated.
India is on track to achieve SDG target of MMR, however the four states namely Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan will have to intensify their efforts to accelerate the MMR decline to achieve the SDG target. New initiatives in the form of LaQshya, POSHAN Abhiyan and SUMAN  will help to ensure that all pregnant women receive quality maternal care with dignity and that no mother or newborn dies due to a preventable cause.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update- Day 159
India’s COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crosses the landmark of 30 Cr
On the Third Day of new phase of COVID-19 Vaccination, more than 58.34 lakh Vaccine Doses administered today till 7 pm
More than 7 Cr Vaccine doses administered in the age group 18-44, so far
In another significant achievement, India’s cumulative COVID Vaccination Coverage crossed 30 crore , as per the 7 pm provisional report today. As the new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June, more than 58.34 lakh Vaccine Doses administered today, as per the 7 pm provisional report.
41,23,073 vaccine doses were administered as first dose and 68,903 vaccine doses given as second dose in the age group 18-44 years today. Cumulatively, 7,02,11,075 persons across 37 States/UTs have received their first dose and total 14,98,113 have received their second dose since the start of Phase-3 of the vaccination drive. Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal have administered more than 10 lakh beneficiaries of the age group 18-44 years for the first dose of COVID vaccine.
The table below shows the cumulative vaccine doses administered to 18-44 years age group till now.
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|
S.No.
|
|
State
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
1
|
|
A & N Islands
|
|
26561
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
1268888
|
|
7196
|
|
3
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
159566
|
|
0
|
|
4
|
|
Assam
|
|
1872890
|
|
114597
|
|
5
|
|
Bihar
|
|
4596434
|
|
71907
|
|
6
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
151067
|
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
1421825
|
|
45974
|
|
8
|
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
|
98450
|
|
0
|
|
9
|
|
Daman & Diu
|
|
105002
|
|
0
|
|
10
|
|
Delhi
|
|
1782048
|
|
148504
|
|
11
|
|
Goa
|
|
251104
|
|
3505
|
|
12
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
5999730
|
|
143495
|
|
13
|
|
Haryana
|
|
2602791
|
|
56492
|
|
14
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
655180
|
|
0
|
|
15
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
637052
|
|
28593
|
|
16
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
1651012
|
|
51768
|
|
17
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
4983656
|
|
40641
|
|
18
|
|
Kerala
|
|
1606992
|
|
6490
|
|
19
|
|
Ladakh
|
|
70497
|
|
0
|
|
20
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
|
21401
|
|
0
|
|
21
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
6969726
|
|
130238
|
|
22
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
4234709
|
|
242396
|
|
23
|
|
Manipur
|
|
121357
|
|
0
|
|
24
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
177643
|
|
0
|
|
25
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
185515
|
|
0
|
|
26
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
162077
|
|
0
|
|
27
|
|
Odisha
|
|
2099596
|
|
125507
|
|
28
|
|
Puducherry
|
|
149700
|
|
0
|
|
29
|
|
Punjab
|
|
1131358
|
|
4339
|
|
30
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
5649342
|
|
4037
|
|
31
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
163711
|
|
0
|
|
32
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
4071159
|
|
28008
|
|
33
|
|
Telangana
|
|
2941436
|
|
16571
|
|
34
|
|
Tripura
|
|
664688
|
|
11116
|
|
35
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
7162636
|
|
163149
|
|
36
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
979920
|
|
32762
|
|
37
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
3384356
|
|
20828
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
7,02,11,075
|
|
14,98,113
Ministry of Finance
More than 3 crore Income Tax Returns filed on new e-Filing portal of Income Tax Department; Taxpayers who are yet to file their ITRs for AY 2021-22 advised to file at the earliest
More than 3 crore Income Tax Returns have now been filed on the new e-Filing portal of the Income Tax Department as on 3rd December 2021. The number of ITRs filed per day is over 4 lakh and increasing everyday as the extended due date of 31st December 2021 is approaching.
The Income Tax Department strongly urges all taxpayers to view their Form 26AS and Annual Information Statement  through the e-filing portal to verify the accuracy of the TDS and Tax Payments and avail of pre-filling of ITRs. It is important for taxpayers to cross check the data in the AIS statement with their Bank passbook, interest certificate, Form 16 and Capital gains statement from brokerages in case of purchase and sale of equity/Mutual funds etc.
Income Tax Return  filing has increased to 3.03 crore ITRs for AY 2021-22. 58.98% of these are ITR1 , 8% is ITR2 , 8.7% is ITR3 , 23.12% are ITR4 , ITR5 , ITR6  and ITR7 . Over 52% of these ITRs are filed using the online ITR form on the portal and the balance are uploaded using the ITR created from the offline software utilities.
The process of e-verification through Aadhaar OTP and other methods is important for the Department to commence processing of the ITR and to issue refunds, if any. It is encouraging to note that 2.69 crore returns have been e-verified, out of which more than 2.28 crore are through Aadhaar based OTP.
In November, 48% of the verified ITRs 1, 2 and 4 have been processed on the same day. Of the verified ITRs more than 2.11 crore ITRs have been processed and over 82.80 lakh refunds for AY 2021-22 have been issued. Taxpayers are urged to ensure that the bank account selected for credit of refund must have their PAN number linked at the bank to avoid refund failures.
Overall 8.33 lakh DSCs have been registered. In the simplified process of DSC registration any individual has to register his DSC only once and can use it across any entity where the individual is a partner, director etc without having to re-register again against each entity or role.
Over 34.01 lakh Statutory Forms have been submitted including 15.11 lakh TDS statements, 1.56 lakh Form 10A for registration of Trusts/institutions, 3.29 lakh Form 10E for arrears of salary, 49,295 Form 35 pertaining to filing of Appeal and 35,342 DTVSV Form 4 till 3rd December, 2021. Over 7.81 lakh 15CA and more than 1.82 lakh 15CB forms have been filed. More than 29.54 lakh e-PANs have been allotted online free of cost. The Legal Heir functionality has been enabled for registrations and compliance
The Department has been issuing reminders to taxpayers through emails, SMS and media campaigns encouraging taxpayers to file their Income Tax Returns without further delay.
All taxpayers who are yet to file their Income Tax returns for AY 2021-22 are requested to file their returns at the earliest to avoid last minute rush.